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Cast figuresNew Shoes chained to a copper pillow
Emfairmeadows -
Monday, November 5, 2007 - 3:38pm
Cast figures | chain link | chains | copper
Crawling away, dragging a copper pillow
Emfairmeadows -
Monday, November 5, 2007 - 3:37pm
Cast figures | chain link | chains | copper
Sitting on a copper pillow.
Emfairmeadows -
Monday, November 5, 2007 - 3:35pm
Cast figures | chain link | chains | copper
Kirsten Bloomer's Piece with Elizabeth's additions
Emfairmeadows -
Monday, November 5, 2007 - 3:28pm
Cast figures | chain link | chains | copper I received Kirsten Bloomer's four cast iron figures and immediately shackled them to their own copper pillows. The chain was made by annealing wire and wrapping it around a rod,the cutting one side of it with a cutting disk. The shackles were easy, wrap copper around the ankle or waist of the figure, leaving a tab, braze on, punch a hole for the chain. The pillows were a find in the scrap yard. Pipe that has been cut with a big shear, usually looks like pillows. The copper shoes were added to the one figure that didn't have feet. I had to fill the holes in the legs with a rod and braze. I suppose that means there are little brazen feet inside those shoes. » read more | 4 comments |
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